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Johannes
Hyacinth von Wieser (Austrian, 1848 – 1878)
Printer: Druck & Verlagsges., Emmendingen.
Austrian

Medium/Technique Heliograph
Dimensions Sheet: 30.1 × 40.2 cm (11 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1933
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: H. von Wieser Pxt
Lower right, in plate: Heliografie von J. Lowy
Lower center, in plate: Johannes.
Bottom left, in plate: Druck & Verlag der Gesellschaft f. vervielf. Kunst in Wien.
Bottom right, in plate: Vervielfältigung vorbehalten.
Verso, center, in graphite: Graph. Kunste. / VII, 4. / K.
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 14, 2023)

NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.